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I've been a skier since I was 2 or 3, skiing with my dad in northern New York and Vermont.

~Elise Stefanik

Topics: Been Dad New New York Northern Since Skier Skiing Vermont York

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I do have a nickname with my family; I'm called Snappy, because I do get to be a bit snippy at times. They call me Snappy Bear. That's from New Hampshire. My dad's called Crazy, my mother's Happy - it's a whole thing.

~Eliza Coupe

Topics: Bear Because Bit Call Crazy Dad Family Get Hampshire Happy Me Mother New New Hampshire Nickname Snappy Thing Times Whole

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My dad actually taught me to box when I was, like, nine years old, because I got picked on at school all of the time. I was on a boys' hockey team, so I would get all of my aggression out there.

~Eliza Coupe

Topics: Actually Aggression Because Box Boy Dad Get Got Hockey Like Me Nine Old Out Picked School Taught Team Time Would Years

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I think my parents did want me to go to university just in case, but neither my mum or dad went to uni, so they couldn't talk.

~Eliza Doolittle

Topics: Case Dad Did Go Just Me Mum Neither Parents Talk Think University Want I Think

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Eliza was my first name for two reasons. My dad was reading 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' which features the maid Eliza in it, when I was born. Then there was Eliza Doolittle from 'My Fair Lady' and 'Pygmalion.' My mum always loved the name, and I got called Eliza Doolittle a lot, so it stuck, basically.

~Eliza Doolittle

Topics: Always Basically Born Cabin Dad Fair Features First First Name Got Lady Lot Loved Maid Mum Name Reading Reasons Stuck Then Tom Two Uncle Which I Was Born

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My dad is amazing: he taught me everything I know about sales. He volunteered to be the Girl Scout cookie mom and gave everybody sales quotas, and basically, every girl went home crying because he was super intense.

~Elizabeth Chambers

Topics: About Amazing Basically Because Cookie Crying Dad Every Everybody Everything Gave Girl He Home Intense Know Me Mom Sales Scout Super Taught Volunteered

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It was quite a thespian - 'thespy' - sort of household. My mum had a dance school, and my dad now works in a theatre, so I spent a lot of time going to see dance as a young child - it was just a part of who we were.

~Elizabeth Debicki

Topics: Child Dad Dance Going Had Household Just Lot Mum Now Part Quite School See Sort Spent Theatre Time Were Who Works Young Young Child

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I used to say, 'Man, I think I'd be a really good dad. I'll be a great provider. I'm funny; I'll go on trips with them - I'll do all sorts of stuff.' But the momming? I'm not made for that. I have a really good mom; I know what she put into it.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Topics: Dad Funny Go Good Great Know Made Man Mom Provider Put Really Say She Sort Stuff Them Think Trips Used I Think

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I don't know much about only children. I was the middle one of three, and if ever I was alone with mum and dad, it was a rare moment.

~Elizabeth Hurley

Topics: About Alone Children Dad Ever Know Middle Moment Much Mum Mum And Dad Only Rare Three

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I think I grew up with a profound sense of watching people who were good people, who were smart people, who were hardworking people - God, nobody on this Earth worked harder than my mom and dad - and they had very little.

~Elizabeth Warren

Topics: Dad Earth God Good Good People Grew Had Harder Hardworking Little Mom Mom And Dad Nobody People Profound Sense Smart Smart People Than Think Up Very Watching Were Who Worked I Think

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